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08-28-2005, 09:35 AM
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Rebels fund fight with porn production
Aug 28, 2005
Indian tribal separatists in the north-eastern state of Tripura are forcing women to act in pornographic films which are sold to raise funds for their rebellion, officials say.
Police said they learned about the films from surrendered rebels of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), a rebel group fighting for an independent tribal homeland in the state, bordering Bangladesh.
"During interrogation, we were told that rebel leaders forced several women cadres and some male recruits into acting in many pornographic films shot in the jungles," a senior police official, who did not want to be identified, told AFP.
Tripura Police Chief G M Srivastava said they had specific information about militants using tribal girls for sexual abuses.
"Many of the girls fled from the grip of the rebels and narrated to us their experiences," Srivastava said.
Police have seized several DVDs of films with explicit sex scenes featuring tribal women from Tripura.
The films are sold in various parts of India and other adjoining South Asian countries and the money is used to buy arms and materials to support their guerrilla campaign against Indian security forces.
Rebels fund fight with porn production
Aug 28, 2005
Indian tribal separatists in the north-eastern state of Tripura are forcing women to act in pornographic films which are sold to raise funds for their rebellion, officials say.
Police said they learned about the films from surrendered rebels of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), a rebel group fighting for an independent tribal homeland in the state, bordering Bangladesh.
"During interrogation, we were told that rebel leaders forced several women cadres and some male recruits into acting in many pornographic films shot in the jungles," a senior police official, who did not want to be identified, told AFP.
Tripura Police Chief G M Srivastava said they had specific information about militants using tribal girls for sexual abuses.
"Many of the girls fled from the grip of the rebels and narrated to us their experiences," Srivastava said.
Police have seized several DVDs of films with explicit sex scenes featuring tribal women from Tripura.
The films are sold in various parts of India and other adjoining South Asian countries and the money is used to buy arms and materials to support their guerrilla campaign against Indian security forces.